pimenta em grão

Portuguese - English

Definition of pimenta em grão in Portuguese English dictionary

peppercorn

a small, insignificant quantity, as in peppercorn rent

{n} a grain of pepper, a thing of little value

{i} dried berry of black pepper

Peppercorns are the small berries which are dried and crushed to make pepper. They are sometimes used whole in cooking

pungent seasoning from the berry of the common pepper plant of East India; use whole or ground

A dried berry of the black pepper (Piper nigrum)

the seeds of the plant Piper nigrum. Commonly used as a spice, usually but not always ground or crushed

Anything insignificant; a particle